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Johnson County adopts updated food code into Title 16
Summary
The Johnson County Board of Commissioners voted June 23 to adopt a new food code into Title 16 of the county code after a presentation by the county health director.
Johnson County Health Department Director Betsy Swearingen presented an ordinance to amend the county code to adopt a new food code, and the Board of Commissioners approved the ordinance during the June 23 meeting.
Swearingen said the update incorporates the new food code that the department began implementing earlier in the year. The ordinance was referenced on the record as "Ordinance 2025-0-10" to amend Title 16 of the Johnson County Code of Ordinances.
A commissioner moved and a second was recorded; the board voted in favor by voice and the motion carried. No public comment or substantive debate on the ordinance was recorded during the meeting.
Swearingen answered a commissioner question about homeowner association septic restrictions, explaining that covenants may prohibit holding tanks and that the homeowners association's rules are their prerogative.
The ordinance took effect as adopted by the board at the close of the meeting; no additional county-level conditions or amendments were recorded in the meeting minutes.
